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Nesta

Registered as NESTA. Company number 07706036. 3 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 5 October 2026.

30days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, Nesta reported that it took an average of 30 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 74% of invoices within 30 days, 20% in 31 to 60 days and 6% after more than 60 days. It said 47% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 52% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 28 days, so it is 2 days slower now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 28 Sep 2025 32 Mar 2026 30 Sep 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Apr to Sep 2026 5 Oct 2026 30 74%20%6%47% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 27 Apr 2026 32 68%22%10%49% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 14 Jan 2026 28 76%17%7%44% Report

Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.